Shape: Hourglass
Description

You have a very curvy shape with clearly defined waist. Your shoulders, bust, and hips are about the same width with the hips usually no more than 4” larger than your bust. Your waist could be 6”- 9” narrower than the smaller of the above two.

You have full and round hips, thighs, tummy, and buttocks. Your bust is medium to larger size; your lower legs are shapely and proportionately slender. Your upper arms are average in size but tend to be fleshier.

Characteristics

The Hourglass Figure type has the following characteristics:

• Shoulders are proportionate to the whole silhouette; about the same width as the hips
• Face has an oval, round, rectangular, or heart shape; potentially well defined chin and tendency toward a double-chin
• Neck is proportionate in length with an inclination toward fullness at the nape and shoulders
• Back is average and soft; medium size ribcage
• Bust is medium to large, shapely and full; usually narrower or equal to the hips
• Waist is well defined, gently curving in and out to the high hip
• Full, round buttocks
• Hips are usually soft and round with proportionate curviness to them. However, the lower hip is the widest part of the body
• Thighs are full but also proportionate to the rest of the body and can have tendency toward inner and outer thigh bulging
• Legs are shapely and proportionate; in most cases equal to the length of the upper torso

Figure’s Assets

The greatest Hourglass Figure’s assets are:

• Harmonious silhouette
• Voluptuous bust
• Feminine waist
• Proportionate and curvy hips
• Shapely legs

Enhance and Balance

To enhance and balance the Hourglass silhouette, the objective is to:

• Accentuate waist
• Softly drape over the feminine curves of the bust and hips
• Overall elongate body silhouette
• Balance heavier bottom
• Accentuate shapely legs
• Accentuate the face, neck and décolleté area with the open collars and V-necklines